Cedar Falls 75, Sioux City, East 47

Class 4A Quarterfinals

Cedar Falls 75, Sioux City, East 47

DES MOINES – A.J. Green set the tone from the start.

The Cedar Falls senior guard wanted to advance again in his second trip to the state tournament, and only Sioux City, East stood in his way on Wednesday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena. Green hit four 3-pointers in the first quarter, including three on three straight Cedar Falls possessions, and finished with 28 points in a 75-47 quarterfinal win over the Black Raiders (19-4).

Cedar Falls never trailed in the contest and opened up its 10-point halftime lead by shooting 65 percent in the final two quarters. Junior Logan Wolf added 17 points, six rebounds, and six assists to complement Green, who is a UNI recruit and led the Tigers in scoring when they reached the semifinals his sophomore season. Coach Ryan Schultz’s squad will now make the program’s fifth semifinal appearance on Thursday against Valley, West Des Moines.

Sioux City, East shot 33 percent from the field and struggled to figure out the Tigers’ length and zone defense looks, going just 4-of-21 from 3-point range and being held 27 points below their season scoring average. Jack Peterson led the Black Raiders with 11 points. Senior standout Van Rees finished with nine points and six rebounds in his East finale.

Cedar Falls will tip off Thursday’s semifinal at 8:15 p.m. back at Wells Fargo Arena.

Quarterfinal Round – March 6-7

Iowa City, West 62,  Muscatine 50 – Final | BOX SCORE | GAME STORY

Waukee 60, Johnston 58 – Final | BOX SCORE | GAME STORY

Valley, W.D.M. 52,  North Scott, Eldridge 44 – Final | BOX SCORE | GAME STORY

Cedar Falls 75,  Sioux City, East 47 – Final | BOX SCORE

Semifinal Round – March 8

6:30—Iowa City, West vs. Waukee

6:30—Valley, West Des Moines vs. Cedar Falls

Consolation Round – March 9, 12:15 p.m.

Championship Round – March 9, 8:15 p.m.